FAKE NEWS - Who will survive the fall-out? : Patrick Henningsen - AV8

When Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 United States Presidential election, the Establishment, in all its branches and forms – political, corporate, mainstream media, Silicon Valley and the Hollywood establishment – were all looking for a scapegoat.

First, they blamed uneducated, ‘deplorable’ voters, then it was Vladimir Putin unleashing his secret army of Russian hackers. It’s hardly surprising. Wouldn’t you be in shock if you had just spent billions dollars (or pounds) to nudge and manipulate public opinion in favor of your own candidate and political agenda – only to have it go the other way in the end?

As it turned out, the Establishment had one more scapegoat to harvest - something called Fake News. Looking past the immediate political fallout, this is a harbinger for a rapidly approaching tectonic shift in media consumption and our relationship with the power structure. There will be big winners, and bigger losers. One thing is certain: old systems of control and traditional gatekeepers will not survive the coming digital rapture.

Bio

For the past decade, Patrick Henningsen has helped to inform and educate millions of readers, listeners and TV viewers internationally on some of the most important geopolitical and cultural issues facing our world. As an independent voice and outspoken media critic, he has consistently challenged the mainstream line on western military adventurism and the deep state geopolitics, as well as being a very vocal advocate for freedom of speech and a free press. An American-born writer, global affairs analyst, Patrick is founder of independent news and analysis site 21st Century Wire and a is regular guest commentator for RT International and host of the successful SUNDAY WIRE weekly radio show broadcast globally over the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR), and on AM terrestrial radio in the US with 'Patrick Henningsen LIVE' on Independent Talk 1100 KFNX in Phoenix. His work has appeared in a number of international publications including The Guardian, UK Column and also on channels like ITN, Edge Media (SKY 200 UK), Al Jazeera English, as well as on US syndicated radio show Coast to Coast AM...